Big Bang Friday: Waiting on Dwight Howard, hearing from Jim Parsons

It’s Friday, a day many had speculated that free-agent center Dwight Howard would make his decision. Stay with the Lakers? Head to Houston where Rockets GM Daryl Morey has been chasing him for two years? Go to Golden State where the Warriors are making a late run? Dallas? Atlanta?

While we wait for the word from Aspen where Dwight and his agents are taking in the mountain air, a look at some of the latest developments:

Another Parsons (Jim, not Chandler) makes a pitch

Houston native and Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons posted a YouTube item that was shared by Morey telling Howard how the Rockets are the place for him:

Are the Lakers worried?

Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne of espn.com and espnla.com quote sources that the Lakers may have fallen to fourth in the Dwight sweepstakes and may even re-think their stance on no sign-and-trades.

Yet, there were indications late Thursday that Lakers officials, already bracing for the worst, had begun to rethink their long-held position of ruling out sign-and-trade options in the event Howard decides to bolt to one of L.A.’s rivals.

It’s theoretically possible for the Warriors to dump a bundle of contracts to a team with massive cap room to create the $20.5 million slot that it would take to sign Howard outright to a max contract. ESPN.com is reporting the Warriors are actually trying to do this.